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Statsguru: Can govt raise Rs 6 trillion under asset monetisation plan?

Now the government plans to raise nearly Rs 40,000 crore each year from roads

Govt extends deadlines for various I-T compliances, GST relief

The government on Sunday extended the deadline for various compliances under the income tax law and availing relief under the GST law to help taxpayers tide over difficulties in filing such forms

430 million Jan Dhan accounts have Rs 1.46 trillion, shows data

Seven years after the initiative was launched, the average deposit per account is Rs 3,398, which has increased 2.7 times over August 2015

Rs 1.42-trillion tied grant to villages for water, sanitation: 15th FC

Tied grant 60% of total Rs 2.37 trn allocated to rural local bodies

PM Narendra Modi hails India's start-up culture on 'Mann ki Baat'

PM Modi asserted that it is a sign of India's bright future

Jerome Powell speech unlikely to stir India markets, deter foreign inflows

On the contrary, flows into India may surge if the Covid situation remains in control, say experts

Traders slam NITI Aayog over divergent view on draft e-com policy

Industry fear change in business model, if these draft rules are implemented

Anjali Bansal named president of Bombay Chambers of Commerce

Bansal will take over from Sudhir Kapadia

Gujarat job claims: It is Vijay Rupani's data vs Legislative Assembly data

Gujarat CM said the state government had provided more than 200,000 government jobs but responses given in the Legislative Assembly for the period of 2016-2020 say otherwise

Dim days for Ujjwala: High global prices ring death knell for LPG scheme

Sector watchers say budgetary allocations for LPG subsidy may soon vanish, going the way of kerosene subsidy in the Budget 2021

Satyendar Jain inaugurates 10 MW battery energy storage system

Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday inaugurated a 10 MW battery energy storage system here which he claimed to be the largest in South Asia

Centre regulates coal stocks at plants having more than 15 days buffer

Frees up 177,000 tonnes coal from 26 stations

Regulation of Coal supply to power plants to free up 177,000 tonnes

Regulation of coal supply to power plants that have more than 15 days of fuel stock will free up around 177,000 tonnes of coal from 26 stations, said the power ministry

Railways floats tender for 58 Vande Bharat trains after PM's announcement

The railways has floated a tender for 58 Vande Bharat train sets after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his Independence Day speech that 75 such trains will be launched in 75 weeks

Deadline for making payments under Vivad se Vishwas scheme pushed to Sep 30

The ministry had in June extended the deadline for making payments under the scheme till August 31

Proposed FTA with UAE to boost jewellery, engineering exports: exporters

India has started negotiations for the agreement with the UAE, which is the third largest trading partner of New Delhi.

India's macroeconomy more healthy, ready for faster growth: Ashima Goyal

Notwithstanding the pandemic severe shock, India's macroeconomy is more healthy and ready for faster growth, eminent economist Ashima Goyal said on Sunday

FSDC meeting on Sep 3; to take stock of economy, financial sector

FM Nirmala Sitharaman has called a meeting of the FSDC on September 3 to discuss the state of the financial sector and a strategy to support the nascent recovery of the pandemic-hit economy

Petrol, diesel prices unchanged across metros for fifth straight day

Oil marketing companies (OMC) kept petrol and diesel prices unchanged on Sunday.

Protest in Bihar town shows what happens to people when land isn't surveyed

Eight Indian states and two UTs have areas that have not been surveyed by the state government. People living and working on these lands have no land titles and hence no protection from displacement